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Additive manufacturing emerges into mainstream 10/20/2011

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is the process of fusing layers of materials together, and is being talked about as a "game-changer" for manufacturing in the future.

Table salt holds key to HD data recording density discovery 10/20/2011

Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research has developed a way of increasing the data recording density of hard disks, and humble table salt is the key ingredient in ...

Engineers make hydrophobic interaction discovery 10/12/2011

A new equation developed by University of California – Santa Barbara (UCSB) chemical engineers solves the mystery of forces between water-repelling and water-attracting molecules ...

Wonder material graphene given research boost 10/12/2011

Graphene, the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material, has received a huge research boost in the UK, set to bring the material into mainstream global commercialisation. ...

Tyre recycling breakthrough nears commercial launch 10/9/2011

A new recycling process could be the answer to alleviating the environmental burden of old tyres.

Magic weed cleans up toxic chrome 9/19/2011

Using a noxious weed to clean up a toxic metal can rid the environment of two harmful substances, protecting people, water life, soil health and food crops, a new study has found.

Asia's e-waste pollution may spread worldwide 9/19/2011

Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste are entering the world’s atmosphere, oceans, fresh waters, soils and foodstuffs every year. This is now spreading round the planet, including ...

Aluminium industry outlook mixed: AAC 9/12/2011

Australia is a leader in the production of bauxite, alumina and aluminium, and growth potential exists, just as long as the policy environment does not reduce the attractiveness of ...

Prepare now for the end of the boom, economist warns 9/12/2011

The resources boom is not costless. What happens when it ends? Australia needs to prepare.

Emerging chemicals pose environmental concerns 9/11/2011

There is growing scientific concern over the combined impact of novel toxic chemicals on the environment worldwide, according to leading international scientists.

Business creatively meeting the sustainability challenge 9/6/2011

The question of sustainability is often seen to be at odds with industry and sound economic management – but it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way.

Figures show economy getting patchier 8/30/2011

The patchwork economy seems to be getting patchier by the day.

Aussie researchers discover superdense aluminium 8/29/2011

An international research team has discovered a new material, superdense aluminium, which has never before been found on Earth.

Australian manufacturing at a crossroads 8/27/2011

The government says Australia is recreating itself, and building a new economy on a new type of manufacturing. Industry sees it differently.

Plain packaging may butt out ailing tobacco industries 8/23/2011

The Australian Government has big tobacco companies panicking with the introduction of a tobacco product plain packaging bill to Parliament in July.

Synthetic biology comes of age as answer to industrial problems 8/19/2011

Synthetic biology, while still a relatively new field, is already well advanced to deliver solutions to common industrial waste and energy challenges.

Tequila plant could fuel vehicles and help reduce emissions 8/2/2011

Large scale farms of the agave plant used to make the drink tequila could be established in Australia's arid inland as a novel and greenhouse-friendly solution to our transport fuel ...

Scientists invent heat-regulating building material 7/7/2011

A new material that can retain and release heat according to specific temperature requirements could make a significant difference to the cost of heating and cooling buildings, ...

Using nitrogen ‘cleanly’ 6/15/2011

The world can produce enough food and cut greenhouse gas emissions if it learns to use nitrogen more efficiently in agriculture, a world-leading Queensland University of Technology ...

Two-speed economy is alive & kicking 6/15/2011